Bachelor of Science (BSc) majoring in Psychology, from 2019

Your BSc programme will consist of a number of courses worth 15 points each, totalling 360 points. For your Psychology major you must complete the following courses plus the Psychology capstone course, PSYCH 399.

• 30 points:
  • PSYCH 108 Individual, Social and Applied Psychology
  • PSYCH 109 Mind, Brain and Behaviour
• 15 points from:
  • STATS 101 Introduction to Statistics
  • STATS 108 Statistics for Commerce
  • STATS 125 Probability and its Applications
• 45 points from:
  • PSYCH 200 Special Topic
  • PSYCH 201 Perception and Cognition
  • PSYCH 202 Biopsychology
  • PSYCH 203 Learning and Behaviour
  • PSYCH 204 Social Psychology
  • PSYCH 207 Theories of Personality and Development
  • PSYCH 208 Producing Psychological Knowledge
• 45 points from:
  • EXERSCI 304 Sport Psychology
  • PSYCH 300 Applied Psychology
  • PSYCH 302 Special Topic
  • PSYCH 303 Cognitive Science
  • PSYCH 304 Special Topic
  • PSYCH 305 Human Neuroscience
  • PSYCH 306 Research Methods in Psychology
  • PSYCH 308A and 308B Directed Study
  • PSYCH 309 Learning 
  • PSYCH 310 Introduction to Clinical Psychology
  • PSYCH 311 Advanced Topics in Social Psychology
  • PSYCH 313 Psychology of Communication Disorders
  • PSYCH 317 Evolution, Behaviour and Cognition
  • PSYCH 319 Psychology and Gender
  • PSYCH 320 Culture and Psychology
  • PSYCH 322 Industrial, Work and Organisational Psychology
  • PSYCH 326 Life Span Development
  • PSYCH 364 Health Psychology  

If you choose to do a double major in your BSc we recommend the following subjects to complement Psychology: Anthropological Science, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Exercise Sciences, Geography, Pharmacology, Physics, Physiology and Statistics.

Some students will feel more prepared for our Psychology courses if they have already studied some science subjects in high school.

Find out which school subjects will help you feel prepared by reading our Subject guide for school students.

For further information and advice, please contact the Science Student Centre.

Science Student Centre
Level G, Room G 20
(beside the entrance to the Large Chemistry Lecture Theatre)
Building 301
23 Symonds Street
Auckland 1010

Phone: +64 9 923 7020
Email: scifac@auckland.ac.nz
Web: www.psych.auckland.ac.nz